Blue Crested???????

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Mack2

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So, is there such thing as a true “blue Crested”? I have herd stuff about the elusive blue crested and I have even seen some photos of them, most likely the color saturation of the photo was adjusted or some sort of lighting to make it look so blue. I was just wondering if anyone can prove or disprove this idea of the blue crested. And if there isn’t can we look forward to one in the future? I hope so. Thanks

Mackenzie
 
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weswright

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There was a big debate about this awhile ago, and quite a bit of discussion to why this couldn't happen. I am going to poke aroud and see if I can find this for you. I had alot to while the bio of skin and pigment cells. Lets see....
 
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klondike4001

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I know an article in Reptiles Magazine about 2 years ago had a picture of one but they blamed it on the camera, then about a year ago a breeder said they had one but weren't willing to sell it, by for the life of my I can't remember who it was.....
 
Palex134

Palex134

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yah I saw that, thats the picture that got me into cresteds. I dont think its possible for one to acually be blue, just slate and grayish.
 
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Mack2

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This took me like 5 minutes 10 tops. Any one who knew how could make any color they wanted like this.

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Sobedrummer007

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The thing is that the pigments in the cresties skin are not supposed to be able to create blue, at least not like we think it. They usually turn out slate gray. BUT, crestie pigments were also not supposed to be able to make green either, but their have been spectactular greens developed by breeders. It will take alot of research and trial and error to develope blue cresties, but i have faith that eventually we may see them, they will probably to expensive for my wallet though
 
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Palex134

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the green is more olive, and the thing about the olives, is they are never always a solid greenish, buch change from greenish to bucksin and light colors.
 
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WildEyeReptiles

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Palex134 said:
the green is more olive, and the thing about the olives, is they are never always a solid greenish, buch change from greenish to bucksin and light colors.
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Not all of them are light. I have a solid green that is black in his off time.
 
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Preston Cook

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Actually, no crested gecko can trully be Blue or Green. As "greens" are olives. Crested geckos skin pigment lacks any blue. As for the pictures, It may well be a very pale crested. So pale that you can see the pigment of the internal organs, or photoshopped. As for saying none of them are light is very untrue. Any crested gecko can be, any shade. It can be a Very dark brown(cant be black because no blue pigment) and will change to a very pale gecko. Hope that answers your question.
 
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Brian

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Blue color is usually a structural color in a lot of animals. That's why some blue birds will look grey from a certian point of view.

Green is a theoretical possibility though. Blue us very very unlikely (I'm willing to say almost impossible.)
 
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Preston Cook

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Brian said:
Blue color is usually a structural color in a lot of animals. That's why some blue birds will look grey from a certian point of view.

Green is a theoretical possibility though. Blue us very very unlikely (I'm willing to say almost impossible.)
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But, Brian blue is impossible, with out blue pigment. Which they dont have. Also green is impossible, again requiring blue pigment.
 
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